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Kingston upon Thames 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]

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Table: The following are the details of the notifications of births (Kingston residents only) to the Medical of Health by (a) Midwives; (b) General Practitioners and the Superintendent of Kingston County Hospitals-

The following are the details of the notifications of births (Kingston residents only) to the Medical of Health by (a) Midwives; (b) General Practitioners and the Superintendent of Kingston County Hospitals-

Births notified19441945194619471948
Up to 5th JulyAfter 5th July
No. notified by Midwives153132250343110147
No. notified by General Practitioners and Medical Superintendent. Kingston County Hospital408498569537179188
Total-561630819880189335
624

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The figure of 624 notified births shows a decrease on the
figure for the previous three years. It would appear that the
post war peak has been passed.

Table: The following table supplied by the Registrar General, and amended by transfers in and out, divides the total registered births into (a) Live, and (b) Still births:-

The following table supplied by the Registrar General, and amended by transfers in and out, divides the total registered births into (a) Live, and (b) Still births:-

Births Registered19441945194619471948
M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.M.F.
Live Births -
Legitimate265260272257367371432406345332
Illegitimate27263430342220122124
Still Births-
Legitimate8912913116879
Illegitimate-1-123-1--
Totals- Male and Female300296318297416407458427373365
Grand Totals596615823885738

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A part-time consultant, Mr. J.V. O' Sullivan, F.R.C.S.,
was available in the Borough for consultation for any case of
midwifery or puerperal pyrexia where the confinement took place
at home. It was not found necessary to call upon the services
of the consultant in this respect during the year.